BHUBANESWAR: In politics, there are not any everlasting enemies. This was evident after BJP’s Odisha vice-president Lekhasri Samantsinghar, who until the opposite day was a vocal critic of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, joined the BJD on Sunday and may very well be the occasion’s nominee for Balasore Lok Sabha seat.Balasore is the one seat the place the BJD has not fielded any candidate but.If picked, she can be BJD’s seventh lady candidate for the 21 Lok Sabha seats that can concurrently go to polls with state meeting elections. The BJD had pledged to provide tickets in one-third of Lok Sabha seats to girls.Lekhasri, who was a distinguished lady face of the BJP and led the occasion’s delegations towards the BJD to completely different boards, together with the election fee, attributed the rationale for quitting the BJP to the saffron occasion’s eroding belief in her.“I gave my sweat and blood to the BJP for the final 10 years. Regardless of my onerous work and sincerity, I couldn’t earn the belief of the management,” her resignation letter addressed to BJP state president Manmohan Samal learn.After becoming a member of the BJD within the presence of Rajya Sabha members Manas Mangaraj and Sasmit Patra amongst others, Lekhasri stated any change is tough and never straightforward.“Change is the one fixed. I’m grateful to BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik and 5T chairman V Okay Pandian for inducting me within the occasion. I’ll discharge any obligation assigned to me with self-discipline and dedication,” stated Lekhasri, identified for criticizing every transfer of Naveen and Pandian in tv debates and social media. Requested whether or not she left the BJP after being denied a ticket, Lekhashree replied within the adverse.BJP claimed her exit would haven’t any impression on the occasion. “There are a number of aspirants for tickets in all seats. BJP has given tickets to deserving candidates solely. Her exit is not going to have an effect on us. BJP will kind the govt. in Odisha,” BJP spokesperson Golak Mohapatra stated.Lekhasri’s swap to the BJD comes amid ongoing party-hopping from leaders within the run-up to the elections. Each the BJD and BJP have already fielded turncoats in a number of Lok Sabha and meeting seats.BJD gave tickets to Anshuman Mohanty (Kendrapada Lok Sabha seat), Surendra Singh Bhoi (Balangir LS), Parineeta Mishra (Bargarh LS), Bhrugu Baxipatra (Berhampur LS), Pradeep Majhi (Nabarangpur LS) and Dhanurjaya Sidu (Keonjhar LS).Bhartruhari Mahtab and Pradeep Panigrahy, who had been earlier with the BJD, have been nominated as BJP candidates for Cuttack and Berhampur Lok Sabha seats.
